The Australian Museum, Sydney

Catherine the Great, the 18th century Empress of Russia and founder of the State Hermitage in St Petersburg, amassed a collection of treasures relating to Alexander the Great, who ruled from Greece in the west to the Indus River, in what is now Pakistan, in the east by the age of 30. For the first time, Alexander the Great: 2000 Years of Treasures will be on exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney until April 28, featuring 400 objects spanning 2500 years. Tickets $24. Tel: (02) 9320 6000.